iTunes store and iPod

Between 2007 and 2009, Apple had the bad habit of deleting the iPod users downloaded songs by competitors of iTunes Store. An arrogant gesture that is going to cost her dearly.

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These days in the US is an ongoing class action launched in 2012 against Apple for content protection policies adopted in the iTunes Store and iPod ecosystem; hope consumer is able to prove that there was a systematic violation of antitrust laws. Meanwhile, however, during the trial was clearly established a truth that puzzled: Apple knowingly erased from iPod users downloaded songs from competing sites. This was revealed by the Wall Street Journal.

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I told one of the plaintiffs, Patrick Coughlin, during his deposition. Whenever unloaded audio tracks from competitors of iTunes and then tried to reproduce them or sync the iPod returned a vague error message that suggested to restore the device, thus effectively removing all traces not Apple.

The safety officer of Cupertino, Augustin Farrugia, strongly defended the choices made; Apple, he explained, was not going to "confuse the user" by providing too much information. Furthermore, forced the cancellation of the songs was to him a way to protect you from malware and malicious content. Mystery about why a song bought on Amazon -for direction should contain a virus, but so be it.
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As evidence of this behavior opaque, were filed several documents, including emails to Steve Jobs and his deposition filmed in which shows the will to crush RealNetworks; the company had in fact spotted the creation of a software called Harmony and able to transfer iPod music pieces purchased from the online stores of record companies, thus circumventing digital locks apple.

Apple, in other words, is accused of having built a monopoly on the inhibition of interoperability with other devices and services. Accusations are flying heavy, and stake are millions of iPod, millions of users and especially millions of dollars in compensation. No matter how it goes, it seems clear from the outset that the judgment will have a historical flavor.